भूतकाल

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit भूतकाल (bhūtakāla). Surface analysis is भूत (bhūt, “ghost”) +‎ काल (kāl, “time”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /bʱuːt̪.kɑːl/

Noun

भूतकाल • (bhūtkāl) m

  1. the past
    भूतकाल को अब भूल जा। ― bhūtkāl ko ab bhūl jā. ― Forget the past.
    Antonym: भविष्यकाल (bhaviṣyakāl)
  2. (grammar) past tense
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